Over the last couple of years I have been building some ferrite magnet alternators. This is partly due to the sharp increase in neo magnet pricing a few years back and also the problems I have seen with neo magnets … Continue reading →

PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS ALTERNATOR IS NO LONGER AVAILABLE FOR SALE. CHARLES HAS DECIDED TO USE IT, AFTER ALL. (Hugh, January 2014) Charles Haynes has built a large ferrite alternator for a project that no longer needs it. The alternator … Continue reading →

A course was run at Schloss Heinrichshorst during August 2013 where a 3m Hugh Piggott wind turbine was built with participants from all over Europe. The course was run by V3 Power, a renewable energy cooperative from Nottingham, UK who … Continue reading →

Jonathan Schreiber sent me this video he made about when he came to my workshop last year. Somehow he also manages to be in the video too 🙂 Jonathan also has a blog here. I will be teaching at more … Continue reading →

Note added at end of 2017: For some reason this page is the most popular page on my blog, and there has been a stream of comments and discussion. I am glad if it is useful but I feel the … Continue reading →